Talk:MFI RP SIM/Reconstruction

I like what you are trying to do here. The hard part is to find a way to remain flexible, yet provide enough structure to keep order and prevent things from being lost. This last SIM in-process has presented some unique challenges.

• I really did NOT like the way I had to muck up some of the existing sim pages to make Serendipity ready for action.
  • Perhaps we need to sort out a way to keep sim ship pages separated
    • Establish a somewhat standard format and then stick to it
    • Establish mission specific crew rosters tied to the particular sim being run
    • Ship engineering spec pages for the basic ship structure and common systems
    • Mission specific engineering reference pages outlining special modifications and equipment for the mission
    • Perhaps maintain some sort of brief "Ships Log" pages for each sim ship to chronicle missions and timelines of those missions
  • Maintain multiple ship "Home" pages - we shouldn't waste good work in developing sim ships for role-play
• I do like the idea of using the official MFI sim mail list for our sim activity while having someone transcribe [and edit a little] the action in a narrative for members who aren't simmming. We have a lot of potential within our wiki. Having a narrative helps outsiders to see what we are doing and softens the "fear-factor" that might keep some beginners from jumping in to give it a go...
• We also should strive to publicise our sim activity to members list on perhaps a monthly basis
  • Correctly done, we could publish a selected narrative excerpt to spark interest and provide links to the mission narrative and how to join a sim page
  • Of course that means we have to strive to be active
• We should examine wiki naming convention for Sim Ships
  • example might be SIM:Serendipity similar to our existing USER and CELL wiki page formats
• Establish a reference [Sim Library?] section on how to sim, how to create a character, etc
  • Perhaps setup a section for NPCs we create, to encourage reuse
    • Name, creator, species, skills and specialties, history, psych profile, etc

In general, we should work towards building something that will last as a legacy resource long after the individuals who contributed are gone.

I see several areas within MFI that could easily be grouped under the SIM umbrella:

• Sim Fleet
• Resource [library] pages
• RP Sim
• Activity such as Labor Day Offensives
• MFI SEALS
• MCE [Maquis Corps of Engineers]
• Fan Fiction
• others [?] that escape me right now...

More later... VADM Steve

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